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> It was the Western reaction, i.e. sanctions & sabotage, that did the real damage. There is an actual death toll and very real crimes have been committed. You
by lostlogin 4y ago
> It was the Western reaction, i.e. sanctions & sabotage, that did the real damage.
There is an actual death toll and very real crimes have been committed. Your ‘comparing and contrasting’ needs a bit more thought if you think the consequences equal.
- pphysch 4y ago[flagged]
- bluGill 4y agoRussia's economy is in very bad shape. They can pretend otherwise, but the west is hurting them. It isn't as obvious as the results of military action, but it still hurts.
- lostlogin 4y ago> Russia is primarily responsible for causing death in Ukraine, closely followed by the other material participants, due to its choice to destroy Ukraine's military. That isn’t the aim though, why are so many attacks targeted at civilians and civilian infrastructure? This isn’t about destroying their military, it’s about destroying Ukrainians and their country.
- pphysch 4y ago> why are so many attacks targeted at civilians and civilian infrastructure? This simply isn't happening. The better question is why didn't Putin flatten Kiev on day 1, or any day hence, since his goal is "obviously" to kill as many Ukrainians as possible? Washington showed it was possible in Baghdad.
- lostlogin 4y ago> This simply isn't happening. It’s hard to believe you are arguing in good faith with claims like this, and it’s trivial to find examples of attacks on civilians. The Putin regime would counter with something like ‘but genocide in the Donbas region’, as though that (dubious) claim would make it ok.